8. PHILLIP A. COHEN
was born in 1839 in ROGASEN, GERMANY (Prussia?). He died on 26 Feb 1919 in
FREDRICKTOWN, MISSOURI. Phillip passed away in 1919 and is buried at a cemetery
in St. Louis,
Missouri.
Article (no title on copy) about Madison County area:
The Tavern Hotel was on the northeast corner and was operated
by Wm. Andrew Cohen until his death in 1933. His father, Phillip A. Cohen, was born in 1839 in Prussia;
he came to Madison County and established a general store. He became the postmaster
in 1868, using his store, where the hotel is now located, as the post office.
In the preceding fifty years, the post office was moved to various locations
with each new postmaster, but in 1920 it was moved back to the Cohen Building.
This was the site when Phillip's grandson, Phillip Stokes Cohen, became the
postmaster in 1935. (Phillip Stokes cohen married Phyllis Huskey). In the 1920's,
the old Cohen building was remodeled and second and third stories were added
for hotel rooms. He was married to EMMA WIGHT on 28 Jan 1874.
9. EMMA WIGHT was born in 1853 in around
Greenville, Wayne Co, MO. She died in 1934 in JONESBORO, CRAIGHEAD CO. ARKANSAS.
The Wayne County, Missouri census of 1870, shows Emma as 17 years of age,
living with Joseph Atkiss and family and lists her occupation as
"serving in family".
Information taken from 1870 U. S. Census records of Wayne County,
Missouri.. Children were:
i.
WILLIAM ANDREW COHEN was born on 19 May 1877. He died in 1933 in FREDRICKTOWN,
MISSOURI.
ii.
LOUIS W. (Louie) COHEN was born on 17 Jan 1885. He died on 18 May 1949.
4 iii.
OSCAR THURMAN COHEN.
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